A/HRC/29/5/Add.1
United Nations / A/HRC/29/5/Add.1/ General Assembly / Distr.: General
1 July 2015
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-ninth session
Agenda item 6
Universal Periodic Review
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review[*]
Kiribati
Addendum
Views on conclusions and/or recommendations, voluntary commitments and replies presented by the State under review
Response / Recommendation No. / TotalAccepted / 32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,42,43,44,45,49,55,56,58,59,60,61,62,
63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,79,82,83,84,86,87,
88,89,90,91.92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,
106,107,108,109,110,111, 112,113,114,115 / 70
Considered / 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,16,17,22,23,24,25,26, 27,28,29,30,31,41,46,47,48,54,57, 85 / 32
Noted / 1,12,18,19,20,21,50,51,52,53,78,80,81 / 13
List of Recommendations contained in Section II of the Report of the Working Group:
84. The following recommendations will be examined by Kiribati which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the 29th session of the Human Rights Council in June 2015.
Conclusions/Recommendations / Remarks /1. / Accede and fully align its national legislation with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and accede to the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC) (Estonia); / Noted /
2. / Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the two optional protocols (ICCPR-OP1/OP2) (Estonia); / Considered /
3. / Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its protocols (Montenegro); / Considered /
4. / Sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Spain); / Considered /
5. / Ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and its Optional Protocol and establish a national institution for human rights in accordance with the Paris Principles, seeking international technical cooperation if necessary (Timor-Leste); / Considered /
6. / Ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its Second Optional Protocol aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty (Argentina); / Considered /
7. / Sign and ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (France); / Considered /
8. / Sign and ratify core international human rights instruments including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) (Canada); / Considered /
9. / Take measures to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Trinidad and Tobago); / Considered /
10. / Ratify core international human rights conventions – prioritising the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention against Torture (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); / Considered /
11. / Consider ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICRMW) (Ghana); / Considered /
12. / Consider ratifying the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court (ICC) (Ghana); / Noted /
13. / Consider ratifying the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) (Ghana); / Considered /
14. / Consider signing and ratifying the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Indonesia); / Considered /
15. / Ratify the Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as previously recommended (Denmark); / Considered /
16. / Ratify the Convention against Torture (Algeria); / Considered /
17. / Sign and ratify those core international human rights instruments to which Kiribati is not yet a party, particularly the ICCPR and its first and second protocols (Italy); / Considered /
18. / Accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and fully implement its provisions (Italy); / Noted /
19. / Accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and implement it into national law (Netherlands); / Noted /
20. / Ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court as well as its Agreement on Privileges and Immunities without formulating any reservation (Uruguay); / Noted /
21. / Accede to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Armenia); / Noted /
22. / Consider acceding to the remaining core international human rights instruments, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Kenya); / Considered /
23. / Ratify the major international instruments including the ICCPR and the ICESCR (Sierra Leone); / Considered /
24. / Consider accession to the major international human rights instruments which it is not yet State party to, including ICESCR, ICCPR, and the two optional protocols thereto (Namibia); / Considered /
25. / Ratify the ICESCR as an important tool to give greater effectiveness to the protection of human rights in the context of climate change, as well as ICERD and the Convention against Torture (Portugal); / Considered /
26. / Complete the process of ratification of the two Optional Protocols to the CRC (Algeria); / Considered /
27. / Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Argentina); / Considered /
28. / Consider taking initial steps towards the ratification of other international human rights instruments that it is not yet a party to (Philippines); / Considered /
29. / Strengthen efforts on the full and effective implementation of the United Nations Human Rights Conventions that the country acceded to (South Africa); / Considered /
30. / Devise a national strategy for the ratification or adhesion to the core international human rights treaties (Costa Rica); / Considered /
31. / Amend its Constitution to include sex, gender and disability as grounds for non-discrimination (Israel); / Considered /
32. / Strengthen legal frameworks to effectively eliminate violence against women (Sierra Leone); / Accepted /
33. / Conduct a wider review of its penal code in assessing its effectiveness to address domestic violence cases (New Zealand); / Accepted /
34. / Ensure the appropriate implementation of the Te Rau N te Mwenga Law from 2014 to combat gender-based violence (Spain); / Accepted /
35. / Ensure the effective implementation of the Family Peace Act to address the issue of domestic violence (Sri Lanka); / Accepted /
36. / Swiftly finalize the Family Peace Act Implementation Plan to ensure the Act is effective in providing protection and redress for victims of domestic violence (United Kingdom); / Accepted /
37. / Implement the Family Peace Act (2014) as a matter of priority to address domestic violence (Fiji); / Accepted /
38. / Consider strengthening the independence of the Kiribati National Human Rights Task Force so that it complies with the Paris Principles (Germany); / Accepted /
39. / Ensure that the Child Work Policy complies with human rights obligations and standards (Germany); / Accepted /
40. / Establish an inter-institutional coordination mechanism to promote gender equality and the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Mexico); / Accepted /
41. / Consider developing Human Rights Indicators, as suggested by the OHCHR, as an instrument that allows for a more precise and coherent evaluation of national human rights policies (Portugal); / Considered /
42. / Make every effort to finalize policies in the areas of disability, inclusive education, child labor, gender equality and women’s development and to progress in achieving measurable results in their implementation within the timeframe prior to its next UPR (Solomon Islands); / Accepted /
43. / Continue its work towards the development of a National Disability Policy and a Child Labour Policy (Trinidad and Tobago); / Accepted /
44. / Complete the CEDAW reports before the due date in 2015 (New Zealand); / Accepted /
45. / Speed up formalities for the submission of pending reports to CEDAW (Spain); / Accepted /
46. / Consider issuing standing invitations to all Special Procedures (Ghana); / Considered /
47. / Extend standing invitations to all human rights special procedures (Montenegro); / Considered /
48. / Take all measures necessary to eliminate discrimination against women in all areas, including access to land and employment, as well as economic and political participation (Namibia); / Considered /
49. / Design a targeted campaign challenging patriarchal attitudes and gender stereotypes (Slovenia); / Accepted /
50. / Decriminalize homosexuality and sign the Joint Declaration of the United Nations General Assembly of 18 December 2008 regarding human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity (France); / Noted /
51. / Decriminalize consensual sexual relations between adults of the same sex (Slovenia); / Noted /
52. / Adopt measures for the decriminalization of consensual same sex sexual relations (Chile) / Noted /
53. / Introduce legislation to satisfy its commitments on equality and non-discrimination, including as it pertains to same sex relations (Canada); / Noted /
54. / Adopt legislation prohibiting all forms of discrimination of individuals, based on race, colour of the skin, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, aesthetic aspect, gender, sexual identity or orientation (Uruguay); / Considered /
55. / Strengthen the measures aimed at guarantee gender equality, in particular with regard to the transfer of Kiribati nationality to the children of Kiribati’s women born abroad, in compliance with Article 9, paragraph 2, of CEDAW. (Argentina); / Accepted /
56. / Halt any plans to reinstate the death penalty (Sweden); / Accepted /
57. / Establish a formal moratorium on the death penalty, with a view to ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR (Australia); / Considered /
58. / Implement the National Action Plan Eliminating Sexual and Gender Based Violence and review its laws, policies and practices which perpetuate discrimination against women and girls and their marginalization, in accordance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women to which Kiribati is party to (France); / Accepted /
59. / Take all necessary measures to address domestic violence and sexual harassment as well as social discrimination against women, in accordance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Italy); / Accepted /
60. / Continue to vigorously implement the National Approach to Eliminating Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Kiribati to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights for all persons, and accede to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (Germany); / Accepted /
61. / Continue efforts in implementation of its National Approach to Eliminating Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Kiribati (South Africa); / Accepted /
62. / Enact legislation to cover all forms of violence against women (including physical, sexual, trafficking, sexual harassment, stalking, psychological, and economic), protection orders, ancillary civil orders, criminal process and procedure, evidence laws and police powers (Ireland); / Accepted /
63. / Reinforce its policies and develop specific programs aimed at preventing and effectively responding to domestic violence against women, including cases of rape within the family (Brazil); / Accepted /
64. / Continue to implement initiatives such as a referral network (SafeNet) and pursue preventive measures aimed at reducing the levels of violence against women (Australia); / Accepted /
65. / Strengthen the measures to stop violence against women, including information and awareness raising programs (Chile); / Accepted /
66. / Continue to take steps to tackle gender-based violence (Singapore); / Accepted /
67. / Keep its commitment and continue to work with partners nationally, regionally and internationally to implement its action plan to promote women’s rights and combat violence against women (Israel); / Accepted /
68. / Continue to take concrete measures to prevent violence and sexual offences against women and children and to ensure prosecution of perpetrators of such violence (Netherlands); / Accepted /
69. / Intensify its efforts in raising awareness within communities and providing additional training for the police and the judiciary to ensure that victims of sexual and gender-based violence receive adequate medical support and legal aid (Thailand); / Accepted /
70. / Pursue preventative measures on domestic violence such as community education and police training (New Zealand); / Accepted /
71. / Undertake further work to ensure that the law is adequate to prosecute cases involving domestic violence and that such laws are properly enforced through, for example, increased police capacity-building and the appointment of female officers (New Zealand); / Accepted /
72. / Repeal the right “to administer reasonable punishment” and clearly prohibit corporal punishment in all settings, including in the home (Sweden); / Accepted /
73. / Continue reinforcing the plans and programs for the eradication of corporal punishment of children in the schools as well as in the home (Chile); / Accepted /
74. / Efficiently combat international trafficking in young women and prosecute the authors of such crimes (France); / Accepted /
75. / Actively conduct education and awareness campaigns on the issue of child prostitution, particularly in well-known meeting places of foreign crew members. These campaigns should make clear that under Kiribati Law, the crime of sex trafficking includes subjecting a child to prostitution even in the absence of transnational movement or the use of force or coercion (United States of America); / Accepted /
76. / Step up the implementation of existing legislation against sexual exploitation of children and adolescents in the country, as well as in its territorial waters, including through raising public awareness on how to prevent and fight this unacceptable practice (Brazil); / Accepted /
77. / Adopt a list of hazardous work activities prohibited for children, and better enforce existing laws to fully protect children from the worst forms of child labour and all forms of sexual exploitation (United States of America); / Accepted /
78. / Establish formal procedures to proactively identify trafficking victims among vulnerable populations and refer them to protective services (United States of America); / Noted /
79. / Promote and support the participation of women in decision-making at all levels (New Zealand); / Accepted /
80. / Continue policies and programs aiming at the improvement of women participation in the political life and decision-making processes, including through measures aimed at reserving a quota in positions in the Parliament and Administrations to women, following international good practices. (Costa Rica); / Noted /